Advance file photoPolice arrested Omayra Reyes, 40, of LaGuardia Avenue in Castleton Corners, accusing her of attacking a security guard and an off-duty sergeant outside Target in Charleston.STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A man and woman tried to make off with a cart full of electronics equipment from Target on Staten Island this weekend, marking the fifth time this month the Charleston store has been targeted by thieves.

Police arrested Omayra Reyes, 40, of LaGuardia Avenue in Castleton Corners, accusing her of attacking a security guard and an off-duty sergeant after she tried to steal the goods Saturday afternoon.

Ms. Reyes was also linked to a larger theft from the store on Dec. 20.

According to authorities, she and an uncaptured male accomplice entered the store at about 2:26 p.m. and, on four occasions throughout the day, removed $7,763 worth of Xbox 360 video game consoles, televisions and video games from an unsecured door.

Target staff noticed the items missing from the inventory on Dec. 29, and a review of the store’s video surveillance revealed Ms. Reyes as one of the thieves, a law enforcement source said.

The duo returned on Saturday, but the store’s security officials recognized them and intercepted them as they tried to wheel out three Blu-ray players and a LCD television valued at a total of $1,658, the source said.

Security officials caught her in the parking lot, where she left the cart and tried to run, police allege. Her accomplice escaped.

She pushed one store security employee, then tried to wrest free of an off-duty police sergeant, twisting his hand after he identified himself as a police officer, causing soft tissue damage in the process, police allege.

Authorities couldn’t say if Ms. Reyes, or two Brooklyn women arrested in similar incidents earlier this month, could be connected to an organized retail theft ring.

On Dec. 31, an 18-year-old Brooklyn girl and two unidentified accomplices packed $5,700 worth of ink cartridges and electronics items into a box that once held a child car seat, police allege. The 18-year-old then tried to bluff her way past the cashier by paying for the car seat, and ended up arrested, authorities allege.

And on Jan. 4, another 18-year-old Brooklyn girl, also aided by two unidentified accomplices, tried to steal nearly $2,300 in over-the-counter drugs, makeup and other items, police allege. The girl was arrested, while the other two escaped.

Target focuses the bulk of its store security effort on organized theft and has established forensic labs in Minneapolis and Las Vegas to aid law enforcement agencies, Erika Svingen, a spokeswoman for the chain, told the Advance last week.

“They’re stealing product with the intent of selling it for a serious profit,” Ms. Svingen said. “Often times, the profits from the sale of stolen goods is funding other criminal activity.”

Here's video of alleged shoplifters caught in the act at Target stores across the country: